Stavisky is a 1974 French film drama based on a true story surrounding a 1934 political scandal known as the Stavisky Affair, which led to fatal riots in Paris, the resignation of two prime ministers and a change of government. The film was directed by Alain Resnais and featured Jean-Paul Belmondo in the title role of the flamboyant embezzler Alexandre Stavisky and Anny Duperey as his beautiful wife, Arlette. Stephen Sondheim wrote the film's musical score.
